Political Parties

Before presidential nominees picked their own vice presidents, how was the vice presidency determined?

• Whoever got the second most electoral votes

• Picked by the Supreme Court

• By a majority vote of Congress

• Voted by people in a separate election

What amendment created separate electoral college votes for president and vice president?

• 10

• 12

• 18

• 14

U.S. embassy workers in 1979 were taken hostage and held for 444 days by which country?

• Iran

• China

• Mexico

• Russia

When the September 11th terrorist attacks hit America, who was president??

• George W Bush

• Bill Clinton

• Jimmy Carter

• Barack Obama

In 1994, the slaughter of nearly a million people during ethnic conflict occurred in:

• Rwanda

• South Africa

• Canada

• Belize

What is the election called where the parties select their candidates?

• Primary

• Town Hall

• Referendum

• Poll

What is the symbol for the democratic party?

• Donkey

• Elephant

• Rooster

• Tiger

What is the symbol for the republican party?

• Elephant

• Donkey

• Eagle

• Alligator

The main goal of political parties is to...

• win elections and control the government

• Always tell the truth

• Work with other parties to create the best government possible

• Find a leader that will appeal to the least amount of people

What is a nomination for a political party?

• the choice of the party to run in a particular election for specific office

• removing someone from the political party they were once a part of

• A list of candidates for a political party

• A gathering of party members to discuss policy